Guide for the evaluation of agroecology

A method for assessing its effects and the conditions necessary for its development

de Laurent Levard (coordination scientifique)
Collection : Hors collection
novembre 2025
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Présentation

The Guide for the evaluation of agroecology proposes an approach and methodological tools for assessing the effects of agro ecological practices and systems on the agro-environmental and socio-economic performance of agriculture, and for assessing the conditions necessary for the development of agroecology. It aims to: help development stakeholders better design their projects, programmes and public policies in support of agroecology; facilitate the creation of references (performance and conditions necessary for development); and assist farmers so that they can better evaluate the results of their practices and thus have guidance for making decisions.

This Guide is divided into three parts. The first part presents the general approaches for one-off evaluations and for monitoring and evaluation. The second part consists of evaluation sheets covering either agro-environmental and socio-economic aspects that may be impacted by agroecology, or the conditions necessary for the development of agroecology. The third part proposes additional methodologies in the form of tool sheets.

This guide is the result of collaboration between GTAE (Agrisud International, AVSF, CARI and GRET), AgroParisTech, CIRAD, IRD and Institut Agro Montpellier.

This book is available in French: Guide pour l'évaluation de l'agroécologie

Sommaire

Introduction

PART 1 - GENERAL APPROACHES FOR ONE-OFF EVALUATIONS AND FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Chapter 1 - General methodological principles

Chapter 2 - General approach for one-off evaluations

Chapter 3 - General approach for monitoring and evaluation

PART 2 EVALUATION SHEETS

Chapter 4 - Agro-environmental evaluation

→ Evaluation Sheet 1. Crop yields (direct measurement)
→ Evaluation Sheet 2. Soil health
→ Evaluation Sheet 3. Water-management performance at plot level
→ Evaluation Sheet 4. Regulation of bio-aggressors
→ Evaluation Sheet 5. Agricultural biodiversity
→ Evaluation Sheet 6. Reducing exposure to pesticides

Chapter 5 - Socio-economic evaluation

→ Evaluation Sheet 7. Crop and livestock yields (estimate according to stakeholders)
→ Evaluation Sheet 8. Economic performance from the farmer’s point of view (crop- and livestock-production activities)
→ Evaluation Sheet 9. Economic performance from the farmer’s point of view (agricultural production system)
→ Evaluation Sheet 10. Value chains and organisation of trade
→ Evaluation Sheet 11. Attractiveness of agriculture for young people
→ Evaluation Sheet 12. Job retention and creation
→ Evaluation Sheet 13. Autonomy
→ Evaluation Sheet 14. Food security
→ Evaluation Sheet 15. Farm resilience and ability to adapt to climate change

Chapter 6 - Evaluation of the conditions necessary for the development of agro ecology

PART 3 TOOL SHEETS

→ Tool sheet 1. Guide for interpreting the agrarian landscape and establishing zoning
→ Tool sheet 2. Guide for interviews on the past and current situation of the territory
→ Tool sheet 3. Inventory and description of agroecological practices
→ Tool sheet 4. Grid for analysing issues linked to a key feature of the territory
→ Tool sheet 5. Developing a typology of farms
→ Tool sheet 6. Information to gather during case studies and tools for formatting that information
→ Tool sheet 7. Presentation of the spreadsheet for automated economic calculation and its user manual
→ Tool sheet 8. Characterisation of the degree of agro ecologisation of farms

General bibliography

List of authors

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Caractéristiques

Langue(s) : Anglais

Éditeur : Éditions Quae

Collection : Hors collection

Publication : 25 novembre 2025

EAN13 eBook [PDF] : 9782759241736

DOI eBook [PDF] : 10.35690/978-2-7592-4173-6

Nombre de pages eBook [PDF] : 320

Intérieur : Couleur

Référence eBook [PDF] : 03035NUM

Taille(s) : 8,34 Mo (PDF)

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